Essendon forward Scott Gumbleton keen to play his best football at Windy Hill

REJUVENATED Essendon forward Scott Gumbleton says unfinished business he has at Windy Hill outweighed the lure of lucrative offers from rival clubs.

Gumbleton was linked to the Western Bulldogs and Fremantle last year during the AFL trade period.

But the 24-year-old Bomber turned his back on long-term offers, signing a one-year deal to stay at Windy Hill.

Gumbleton, plagued by chronic back problems, has played just 29 games in four seasons.

“A few clubs thought I might not get an opportunity at Essendon (brimming with tall options forward and back),” the 2006 No.2 draft pick told SEN this morning.

“I wanted to stay at the club, they’ve been good to me.

“It crossed my mind a little bit but in the end I didn’t want to leave… I wanted to stay here with all my mates, I felt like I had to finish what I started at the club and that’s what got me over the line.”

Gumbleton made a barnstorming return kicking four goals in Saturday’s 37-point win over St Kilda.

He clunked 12 marks as the Bombers’ primary marking target inside-50 after Michael Hurley left the field with a leg injury.

Gumbleton will be joined by either Stewart Crameri or boom Bomber forward Joe Daniher in Thursday’s Anzac Day blockbuster against Collingwood.

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